Skyfall

Greetings, Skyfall is the latest James Bond film and the third in which Daniel Craig portrays the iconic agent known as 007. For me it is definitely the best of the latest three and one of the strongest in the series so far. The new direction in which a grittier and darker Bond has taken resulted in two dodgy movies in my opinion, in order to get it right but it has finally paid off in a spectacular tribute to fifty years of the world’s most renowned factious spy.

The plot is relatively simply but a nicely told and captivating one nonetheless. While on a mission Bond and fellow agent Eve, are tracking down a stolen hard drive which contains the identities of undercover N.A.T.O insurgents. Eve accidently shoots 007 when he is chasing the hired thief in a physical struggle, causing James to fall off a bridge and presumed dead. When he returns to Britain out of shape and washed up, the MI6 building in London is attacked in a terrorist bombing with the attacker leaving a sinister message for M.

It is good to see that the James Bond films have notable and charismatic villains again. Skyfall’s Silva played by Javier Bardem, is similar to the mentally unstable Joker from Batman, particularly the Dark Knight film’s version.  While it is a great experience to watch, I feel some of the scenes could have been cut near the beginning as they didn’t seem that important in the greater plot, but that is only a minor criticism. There are various references to the earlier Bond movies which is a fitting tribute to 50 years of the global phenomenon that is 007.  I look forward to what the new Bond has to offer, which is not something I would have said a few years ago after Casino Royale.

Plot=8/10

Characters=9/10

Special effects=9/10

Overall=9/10

Quote of the day

I'm not a monster though I do sometimes work for monsters.

Simon Gruber

Die hard: With a Vengeance